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This tenacious little tree has decided to overshadow a tiny headstone.

Twin Sisters, Texas
photographed 4.18.2021

Christ and the candleholder

Saint Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church was unlocked that afternoon I stopped by. Maybe it’s always open…I don’t have enough information to draw a conclusion.

But anyway, I went inside to have a look around. One of the best sights was this thin crucifix, hanging high on the wall and offset by a waxy candleholder. Add in white wooden walls and some vague shadows, and it was obvious that I needed a photograph.

Twin Sisters, Texas
photographed 4.18.2021

Man’s best friends

This trio of crosses in the corner of a pasture surprised me: I wasn’t expecting to see that someone’s (presumably) beloved pets were buried there.

Kendall County, Texas
photographed 4.18.2021

Any Horse

Yes, if you are ever worried about any horse – ANY! – please phone the number here on this sign. Never mind that you can’t read all of it or that there’s no area code. Just please do call.

Peyton Colony, Texas
photographed 4.18.2021

Freedmen’s Church

This was a nice find during my Big Day o’ Wandering.

This church was established in 1874 to serve the residents of Peyton Colony, a freedmen’s community named after Peyton Roberts, a former slave and one of the first freedmen to settle in the area. Please check out this video to learn more about Freedmen’s Communities in Texas; it is interesting and surely was not taught in Texas history when I was growing up.

Peyton Colony, Texas
photographed 4.18.2021